diff --git a/lib/msf/core/module_manager.rb b/lib/msf/core/module_manager.rb
index 1f1b789e3f..258e4eb549 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/module_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/module_manager.rb
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class ModuleManager < ModuleSet
 
 		save_module_cache
 	end
-
+	
 	#
 	# Reloads the module specified in mod.  This can either be an instance of a
 	# module or a module class.
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ class ModuleManager < ModuleSet
 
 		# Load the module into a new Module wrapper
 		begin
-			wrap.module_eval(File.read(file, File.size(file)))
+			wrap.module_eval(load_module_source(file))
 			if(wrap.const_defined?(:RequiredVersions))
 				mins = wrap.const_get(:RequiredVersions)
 				if( mins[0] > ::Msf::Framework::VersionCore or
@@ -842,6 +842,13 @@ class ModuleManager < ModuleSet
 		module_sets[set] ? module_sets[set].keys.dup : []
 	end
 
+	#
+	# Read the module code from the file on disk
+	#
+	def load_module_source(file)
+		::File.read(file, ::File.size(file))
+	end
+
 protected
 
 	#
@@ -927,7 +934,7 @@ protected
 
 		begin
 			wrap = ::Module.new
-			wrap.module_eval(File.read(file, File.size(file)))
+			wrap.module_eval(load_module_source(file))
 			if(wrap.const_defined?(:RequiredVersions))
 				mins = wrap.const_get(:RequiredVersions)
 				if( mins[0] > ::Msf::Framework::VersionCore or